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DA rolling out 1-M fishing boats
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will be distributing one million fishing boats in the next five years to improve marine sufficiency. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol intends to provide 200,000 fiberglass boats ...
- August 21, 2016
Think tank supports improved regulatory system for tuna sector
The domestic tuna industry needs to be unburdened of unnecessary regulations to unlock its potential for job creation and output growth, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said. Regulatory framework ...
- April 23, 2017
DA to innovate farming in Abra
The Department of Agriculture hopes to advance the future of farming in Abra in a bid to improve local production and contribute to greater food security. Agriculture Secretary William Dar recently inaugurated Abra’s ...
- March 15, 2020
Importation of fish, seafood products OK'd
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the importation of 38,695 metric tons (MT) of frozen fish and aquatic products in the second quarter of the year, in a bid to stabilize supply and market prices. The DA ...
- May 25, 2022
Taal damage to agri hits P3.2 B
The amount of damage and losses to agriculture caused by Taal Volcano continuing activity has ballooned to P3.17 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported over the weekend. The fishery sector was hardest hit, ...
- January 20, 2020
Duterte OKs BFAR trip to Benham Rise
President Duterte has approved the planned trip of five government ships to Benham Rise, a resource-rich area east of Luzon where Chinese research vessels were spotted earlier this year. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ...
- May 1, 2017
Alsons helps Sarangani fisherman acquire fishing boats
Alsons Power Group subsidiary Sarangani Energy Corp. (SEC), together with Alsons Aquaculture Corp.(AAC) and the Conrado and Ladislawa Alcantara Foundation Inc. (CLAFI) partnered with the local government of Maasim in ...
- March 20, 2017
Alcala swears in 28 DA officials
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala swore in 28 officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other DA bureaus and attached agencies, who were recently appointed by President Benigno S. Aquino III. Alcala said ...
- September 26, 2010
DA allots P5 B for locally-made fishing vessels
The Department of Agriculture is setting aside P5 billion in the next five years for the construction of Filipino-made offshore multi-mission vessels as part of efforts to guard the country’s coastal waters and improve ...
- August 13, 2017
Court order sought vs export of dolphins to Singapore
A Quezon City court stopped yesterday the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) from issuing a permit to re-export to Singapore 25 dolphins in Ocean Adventure Park in Subic. Quezon ...
- October 13, 2012